The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-09


81 wouldn't have had my uncle see
you with me tonight for any thing"
said woman's voice, which Jean in
stantly recognized as the one he had
heard in conversation with man an
hour before.
"Well," the man replied, "there is
to be an end to this at once, AID I'm
glad you have made up your mind to
it."
"My Godp' exclaimed the woman;
"here is some one coming with light.
1t is my uncle, as live! What shall
we doP"
"Holdp,, the man said, in low tone;
che may not be coming this way. He
is-Heaven! here, quick! Get in be-
hind the winnowing-machine which
stands right here. Now, you rest right
there, and I'll use this opportunity,
for we shall never have another like
it."
A man pushed open the door. He
carried in one hand an old-fashioned
horn lantern and in theother tin can.
He laid down the lantern and was in
the act of Strengthening himself, when
Jean saw the already described man
come out of the darkness, step up be-
hind him and plunge knife into his
back The wounded man fell head
long, without a .groan.
| Horror-strisken, Jean saw the man
land noted every feature as he gazed
who had struck the blow, examine
his victim with the aid of the lantern.
Then he drew the knife from the
wound, and going to the end of the
barn, close to where Jean lay, he thrust
the weapon into hole by the side of
the jamb of window. Jean distinctly
heard the knife rattle as it dropped a
considerable distance Then the man
returned to the body of Monsieur Ton
tay and examined it once more.
"He is dead,l be said, ''and our diff
Guilty is over Sooner than Participated. "
| Then the man and woman quilted
the places having first extinguished the
lantern, which they left upon the floor.
Jean, summoning all his courage,
arose, moved round the spot where he
knew the murdered, Imam lay
4. and 50 got to the door. Then he made
his escape, and by daylight was twenty
miles away toward Troyes
Monsieur Tontay inherited hand.
some property near La Fere, from his
father, whose only child he was. He
married early, but his choice was not a
4 wise one, for, after the couple had
| lived together two years. Madame Ton
tay eloped with Monsieur Jarente, who
was old enough to be her father,
and had wife and family to boot. The
Il pair went to reside on an estate owned
b. by Jarente at Lussac, in Poitou, and
Madame Jarente and her family con-
tinued tosliuBat Villenare, a few miles
from LaFeres Ae Y
After lapse of some years, Monsieur
Tontay brought to his home niece
Mgguerte Tontay,E He virtually
adopted her. and educated her al
though she had been his own child
When she attained womanhood his
chagrin and disappointment may be
imagined when he discovered that sht
was receiving in secret the attention!
of Louis Jarente, the son of the mar
who had wrought him an irreparablC
wrong.
Expectations and threats were
alike vain to prevent the meeting o.
the lovers, and finally Monsieur Ton
tay assured Marguerite that in case o.
her continued disobedience she should
never inherit sou of his property
: For time she simulated compliance
with her uncle's wishes and professed
l to have broken off her relations will
Louis Jarente. tstE
t Her uncle, however, Unexpected,
discovered that she was only deceivins
him, and he secretly began negotia
tons for the sale. of his estate, in
tending TO quit the neighborhood ant
remove to Paris to reside in the famiI,
} of younger sister. RI.
Monsieur Tontay had consulted Ger
e vais, notary of La Fere, who had pro
J cured a purchaser for the estate, AM
t the deeds were in course Of preparation
e It happened that Frederic Gervais
I the notary's son, came from Paris on
. visit TO his father, and was thrown int
5 the society of Louis Jarente. The,
Q became intimate, and Louis communi
4 Gated to Frederic his relations wit
Y Monsieur fontay.
One day Frederic, in his father
t temporary absence, saw the deeds il
! preparation for the sale of Monsieu
Tontuy's property, and communicate,
. the fact to Louis, The latter at one
1 concluded that Monsieur Tontay's OF
iect was to disinherit Marguerite, an